procreate
/ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/
"procreate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“procreate” is an uncommon English word, ranked #50,740 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #50,740
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To beget or conceive (offsprings).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | procreate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #50,740 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “procreate” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for procreate is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #50,740 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for procreate in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: The adjective is first attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English, the verb in 1525; inherited from Middle English procreat(e) (“(construed as past participle) begotten, procreated”), borrowed from Latin prōcreātus, perfect passive pa… The correct English form is procreate, spelled P-R-O-C-R-E-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To beget or conceive (offsprings).
- 2To originate, create or produce.
- 3To reproduce.
Etymology
The adjective is first attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English, the verb in 1525; inherited from Middle English procreat(e) (“(construed as past participle) begotten, procreated”), borrowed from Latin prōcreātus, perfect passive participle of prōcreō (“to beget”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3); by surface analysis, pro- + create. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “procreate”
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- The one correct English spelling is P-R-O-C-R-E-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.